Ironing-table.



G. E. SHORTER. IRONING TABLE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2a, 1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

GEORGE E. SHOE/TER, GF ASHINGTONVILLE, NEW YORK.

lRONING-TABLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed July 23, 1912. Serial No. 711,150.

ik 'avt known that (ii-:onori E. tnoirmn, Vi .n .cen of the United States, residing at fasiiing'ionxille.'l in the county of Orange and State ot .New York. have invented new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of winch the follmving is a specification.

M) iuventioi relates to ironing tabies.

The obyieci ot nfy n-xention is to provide a noiel .'Loxifft-ructicn o1" device of this kind made in aj,.-lt.rait of foldabler sections, so that .'lier'iino tied `town the parts will 0c- "upvv a` nl 2 unam aoizount of space. so that the rane ea i he oit in a secluded place until it n. again desir d nur the same.

rlne invntion consists in the novel conitraf-tion of paris hereinafter described and iliietrated in th. a woinpanying drawings.

Ii thesf drawings: Figure 1 is a per- Spettive x "ew oi" tin device. Fig. 2 is a detai; perspeziie view of one of the major ortions of the ironing-board sections, and, lig, 3 is a delaii side view of the major portion of the support section.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates an ironing-board section and B designates a support. section therefor which is separate tl'2eret`rom.

The ironixnr-board section A comprises an ironing board proper 1. which has one end provided with elongated slots 2 in which are located props To the bottom of the ironingboard l is secured a plurality of brackets L1, supiiorting a transverse rod 5 which passes through the props 3 and forms a pivot er hinged joint therefor. The brackets 4. a l"e located at such a distance away from the slotted end of the ironingboard as to provide projections 6 Whose function will hereinafter appear. A trans verse rod sur-h as T, may connect the props 3 adjacent their free end. At the upper ends olf the propsl suitable notches 8 are provided to! form shoulders for the purpose which wi l hereinafter appear.

The section B com prises side bars 9 which are bridged by :i transverse bar 10 interme diate the ends thereof, and by transverse bars 11 and .2 at. one end thereof. A transverse bar 13 soeur-wl against the bur 10 pro jet-ts above said bar. (lo pifos t1 passing thmugh the bnr if 15 Al`ed a frfw" .Flein orally isefflgnzit d i. frame 1:5 ipecifialy wenn' ses ne@ connected t n e'y f' 1 s den the' .vv ice' props 3, by means of the construction shown, may be folded or swung back Hat against the bottom of the ironing-board section 1, and the frame 15 of the support section B may be swung down against the side bars 9 of the support section so that said parts will occupy small space when not in -use.

1n assembling the device, the frame 15 is swung or raised to vertical position as shown in Fig. l, Where its bars 16 abut against the transverse bar 11 which maintains the same in vertical position in combination with the parts to be now referred to. The props of the ironing-board section, are then swung to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the projections. 6 inserted under the transverse bar 17, the shoulders at notches S brought to engage the bar 17, and the props brought to resty upon the bar 10 and against the upwardly projecting-portion of the bar 13. In this position it will. be seen that the sections are securely and removably braced to each other.

An auxiliary ironing-board device, such as one used for sleeves, collars or the like, is pvoted at 18 to the bar 17 and comprises an auxiliary ironing-board 19, to the bottom of which is secured a block or riser 20 adapted to rest upon the ironingiboard 1. Said auxiliary ironing-board when in use, is in the position shown in Fig. 1, and when not in use may be swung from said position to the position shown in Fig. 3.

Changes within the s irit and scope of the appended claims are o course reserved.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, an ironing-board section comprising an ironingboard, prop means pivoted thereto, a support section separate from said section having a foldable support member, said prop means engagcable with said support section and support member adjacent opposite ends, abutment means for said support member in upright position, .and said ironin -board having s. portion engaging said section. v

2. n a Adevice of the class described,'an ironing-board section comprising an iponing-board, prop means pivoted thereto, a foldable support section separate from said fiction having a pivoted frame. a transverse member thereon, abutment means to limit tin pivotal movement of said frame to up ,fight position.l a second transverse member oldable' on said section, said prop means engageable with both of said transverse members, and said ironing-board having a portion engaging Said first transverse member.

3. In a device of the class described, an ironing-board section comprising an ironing-board provided with an elongated slot, a prop movable in said elongated slot, pivot means on the ironing-board for the prop, said prop provided With a shoulder, a support section having a pivoted frame provided With a transverse member, said ironing-board section having a portion rejecting beyond said pivot and engaging eneath said transverse member, said shoulder engaging said transverse member, and a transverse abutment member on said support sec tion for said prop.

4. In a device of the class described, an ironing-board section comprising an ironing-board provided with a pluraht of elongated slots, prop members movab e in said4 elongated slots, pivot means on said ironin board for said props, means connecting said props together, a support section having a pivoted frame provided with a transverse ar, said ironing-board having a portion projecting beyond the pivot means and engaging beneath said transverse bar, said props provided with shoulders to engage said transverse bar, a transverse abutment member for said props, and abutment means for said pivoted frame.

5. a device of the class described, an ironing-board Section comprising an ironing-board provided with an elongated slot, a prop movable in said slot, pivot means on the ir0ning-board for said prop, said prop provided With a shoulder, a support section having side bars, a frame having side bars pivoted to the side bars of the support section, a transverse bar connecting the side bars of the frame, a transverse bar against which the frame side bars abut, said shoul der of the prop engaging said first named transverse har, said ironing-board extending below and against said transverse bar. and a transverse bar connecting the side bars of the support section and against which the prop abuts.

GEORGE E. SHORTER.

Witnesses:

ANDREW S. GLovER, ORLANDO WATERS.

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